PM apologizes over education minister’s past ethical lapses

President Moon Jae-in formally appointed Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party as the education minister and deputy prime minister for social affairs on Tuesday, despite opposition objections over her ethical standards.

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party has claimed she is unfit for the job due to a series of irregularities, including the false registration of her daughter's address to get her admitted to a particular elementary school.

"I fully understand people's concerns and am sorry about that," Lee said during a parliamentary interpellation session. Lee also said Yoo's false registration of her daughter's address was an "obvious fault."

PM apologizes over education minister’s past ethical lapses

President Moon Jae-in formally appointed Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party as the education minister and deputy prime minister for social affairs on Tuesday, despite opposition objections over her ethical standards.

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party has claimed she is unfit for the job due to a series of irregularities, including the false registration of her daughter's address to get her admitted to a particular elementary school.

"I fully understand people's concerns and am sorry about that," Lee said during a parliamentary interpellation session. Lee also said Yoo's false registration of her daughter's address was an "obvious fault."